The Base (accelerationist)
Neo-Nazi accelerationist organisation founded 2018 by Rinaldo Nazzaro. Designated terrorist organisation in UK, Canada, Australia. Multiple US members convicted of weapons and conspiracy charges.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
+2 for terrorist designation and multiple criminal cases.
Profile facts
In context
The Base operates encrypted recruitment pipelines preparing members for race-war violence. Founder Rinaldo Nazzaro reportedly operates from Russia. UK, Canada, and Australia have proscribed The Base as terrorist. Multiple US members convicted of weapons conspiracy and violent plotting (Maryland, Georgia cases).
Key control doctrines
- Accelerationist neo-Nazism
- Race-war preparation
Recovery resources
- Life After Hate / Exit USA — US-based white-nationalist disengagement organisation; primary referral for The Base ex-member disengagement.
- Free Radicals Project — Christian Picciolini's organisation; long-running violent-extremist disengagement support.
- EXIT-Deutschland — German pioneering far-right exit programme; relevant for The Base's European recruitment cases.
- Hope Not Hate (UK) — UK anti-extremism organisation; family-support information for relatives of those drawn into accelerationist movements including The Base.
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Legal cases & controversies
- DOJ multiple conspiracy cases
- UK proscription 2021
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 2018The Base founded by Rinaldo Nazzaro
- 2020Multiple US members arrested in Maryland and Georgia
- 2021UK proscribes as terrorist
Sources
- DOJ Whitaker, Mathews et al. cases search ↗
- BBC Panorama coverage search ↗
- UK Home Office proscription search ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: investigative journalism. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
Relevant hubs
Curated entry points on CLCI Hub for situations connected to this group.
- Start herePick the reading path that matches your situation.
- PatternsDocumented control patterns with linked profiles.
- Online groupsPolitical and ideological coercion often operates via online communities.
- FamiliesHow families and close friends can engage with high-control members.
- RecoveryIf you have left or are preparing to leave.
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